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14th Legal and Public Affairs Assembly

Ivan Vazov National Theatre, Sofia. Photo: Ani Petrova, BNR.

Representatives from over 40 public service media organisations gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria for the 14th Legal and Public Affairs Assembly, on 12-13 October.

The event was hosted by Bulgarian National Radio, whose Director General Alexander Velev opened the event alongside the Deputy Minister of Culture, Mr Rumen Dimitrov.

In a first session, Assembly participants reflected on governance in a digitalised world and explored how organisations are adapting to the evolving media landscape. Members were also updated on the latest developments of the Digital Single Market where negotiations among the EU institutions on AVMS, Copyright and Telecoms are gathering speed.

Data was the focus of Day 2, with a deep dive session on the General Data Protection Regulation, directly applicable in Member States next year. Representatives from Dutch broadcaster NPO and from Czech Television shared practical experience from their respective organisations. Discussions then centred on the EU Commission's proposal for an e-Privacy Regulation, while another session examined big data from a competition law perspective with an overview of recent Commission decisions.

The Assembly was also a networking opportunity for members who were able to meet informally in a wonderful, traditional Bulgarian setting.

Venue

Hilton Hotel Sofia

Partners

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Documents

    Day 1

  • PSM Governance in a Digitalised World - Michael Wagner Members Only
  • PSM Governance in a Digitalised World - Gareth Barr, OFCOM Members Only
  • PSM Governance in a Digitalised World - Milen Mitev, BNR Members Only
  • PSM Governance in a Digitalised World - Jean Philip De Tender Members Only
  • Pay-TV Case - Country of Origin Debate - Konstantina Bania Members Only
  • Digital Single Market - AVMS - Jenny Weinand, Wouter Gekiere Members Only
  • Digital Single Market - Copyright - Heijo Ruijsenaars, Nicola Frank, Julie Lenoir Members Only
  • Digital Single Market - Telecoms - Wouter Gekiere, Anne-Catherine Berg Members Only
  • Digital Single Market - Other EU Initiatives - Wouter Gekiere Members Only
  • Digital Single Market - National Lobbying - Nicola Frank Members Only
  • EBU Mediaroad - Agata Patecka Members Only
  • Athena Project Update - Richard Burnley Members Only
  • Day 2

  • Presentation of EBU Workspace - Richard Burnley, Julie Lenoir Members Only
  • Deep Dive - Practical Steps to Comply with GDPR - Anne-Catherine Berg Members Only
  • Deep Dive - Practical Steps to Comply with GDPR - Joost Negenman, NPO Members Only
  • Deep Dive - Practical Steps to Comply with GDPR - Michael Ziduv, CT Members Only
  • Digital Single Market - e-Privacy - Anne-Catherine Berg, Guenaelle Collet, Jenny Weinand Members Only
  • EU Antitrust and Merger Control in Communications Markets - Konstantina Bania Members Only